Jon Agnone, Ph.D.

Dr. Jon Agnone is the director and co-founder of NSRG. Dr. Agnone received his Ph.D. in the Department of Sociology at the University of Washington. He has nearly twenty years experience in the social research field, having engaged in every aspect of major research endeavors. Dr. Agnone has worked with various organizations in a research capacity--from non-profits and foundations, to labor unions and academic institutions.

Dr. Agnone has in-depth knowledge of research design and implementation, as well as statistical analysis. His experience includes designing and implementing surveys, engaging in case study research, multivariate analysis, organizaional network analysis and data visualization.

Dr. Agnone's scholarly publications have focused on how collective action on the part of social movements can affect individual and group outcomes. He has written on inequality, civil and women's rights, the environmental movement, and labor unions. He has also served as a reviewer for many highly regarded academic journals.

Jon Agnone and Devin Kelly. 2009. ILWU Contract Negotiations: The Confluence of Politics, Economics and Labor. Report for the Washington State Legislature funded by Washington State Labor Research Grant, 2008-2009. (PDF)

Publications / Book Chapters / Book Reviews

Erik Johnson, Jon Schreiner, and Jon Agnone. “The Effect of New York Times Event Coding Techniques on Social Movement Analyses of Protest Data.” Research in Social Movements, Conflict and Change 40: 263-291. (PDF)

Jon Agnone. 2007. "Amplifying Public Opinion: The Policy Impact of the U.S. Environmental Movement." Social Forces, 85: 1593-1620. (PDF)

Craig Jenkins, David Jacobs and Jon Agnone. 2003. "The Development of Civil Rights Protest, 1947-1997: Collective Grievances, Mobilizing Structures and Political Opportunities." American Journal of Sociology, 109: 277-303. (PDF) [Reprinted in Readings on Social Movements: Origins, Dynamics, and Outcomes, Doug McAdam and David Snow, eds, Oxford University Press (2009).]